2026 Boat Shows
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Are you planning to attend either show?
Any idea if they have a list of show participants so you have an idea if the type of boat you want to see will be there. I was disappointed at the Cleveland show 5+ years ago. Have not been back. Got an incling to go this year if I know they will have some Baja's and Sunsation boats on display.
Any idea if they have a list of show participants so you have an idea if the type of boat you want to see will be there. I was disappointed at the Cleveland show 5+ years ago. Have not been back. Got an incling to go this year if I know they will have some Baja's and Sunsation boats on display.
Here is the list of exhibitors.
I probably will go to the Cleveland show, just to get away from winter for a day
Novi, not sure, I'll see when the time comes. To me it is not the Detroit show if it is not in Detroit.
Maybe I'll see you at the cleveland show.
Click on any of the exhibitors, and it will open the list, so you can read it easier.
2026 Exhibitor Listing
The following is a list of exhibitors who are participating in the 2026 Cleveland Boat Show.New exhibitors are added everyday.
Click on a company name for more information.
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[td]Ace Enterprises[/td][td]613[/td][td]Airship Ribs[/td][td]420[/td][td]AMF Marine[/td][td]257[/td][td]Amsoil[/td][td]215[/td][td]Antique Outboard Motor Club, Inc.[/td][td]725[/td][td]Atlantis Seawall[/td][td]213[/td][td]Atwood Lake Boats[/td][td]452[/td][td]Backyard Comfort[/td][td]106[/td][td]Bath Experts[/td][td]611[/td][td]Bath Fitter / Ohio Bath Solutions[/td][td]617[/td][td]Battery Park Marina[/td][td]P1[/td][td]Bay Marine Ohio[/td][td]456[/td][td]Bay Point Marina and Resort[/td][td]556[/td][td]Beagle Bay Knot Works[/td][td]361, 362,[/td][td]BilgeBuddy[/td][td]266[/td][td]Boat House Marine At Tri Lakes[/td][td]152[/td][td]Boat Masters Marine/State Park[/td][td]156, 264,[/td][td]Boaters Point[/td][td]422[/td][td]Boats-R-Us[/td][td]P6[/td][td]Boyer Marine & Powersports[/td][td]424[/td][td]Brown Dog Marine[/td][td]1058[/td][td]Buckeye Sports Center[/td][td]450[/td][td]Burroughs Marine, Inc.[/td][td]438[/td][td]Catawba Island Carts LLC[/td][td]1066[/td][td]Catawba Island Marina[/td][td]758[/td][td]Catawba Moorings[/td][td]1064[/td][td]Cedar Point Marina[/td][td]P13[/td][td]Central Basin Bait & Tackle[/td][td]304, 305,[/td][td]Church Tackle Co.[/td][td]311, 312,[/td][td]Clemons Boats[/td][td]752[/td][td]Cleveland Amateur Boatbuilding and Boating Society[/td][td]724[/td][td]Cleveland Metroparks[/td][td]365,[/td][td]Coastal Yacht Detailing[/td][td]1052[/td][td]Cutco Cutlery[/td][td]513[/td][td]DB Marine and Outdoor Sports[/td][td]404[/td][td]DEKit & Yacht Armor[/td][td]P8[/td][td]Diamond Waterfronts Boat Docks & Boat Lifts[/td][td]108[/td][td]Disabled American Veterans Chapter 116[/td][td]N8[/td][td]Dockside Darling[/td][td]261[/td][td]Down to Earth Waterfront[/td][td]352, 353, 354, 355[/td][td]Dutch Quality Decks llc[/td][td]600[/td][td]Edison Landscape & Deck[/td][td]209[/td][td]Erie Marine Sales[/td][td]426, 428, 430[/td][td]Eriesponsible Inc[/td][td]P2[/td][td]Fairport Harbor Arts and Culture Alliance[/td][td]516, 517,[/td][td]Five Star[/td][td]507[/td][td]Freedom Boat Club Lake Erie[/td][td]158[/td][td]FS Marine[/td][td]664[/td][td]Great Lakes Fishery Commission[/td][td]210, 211,[/td][td]Great Lakes Observing System[/td][td]N9[/td][td]Greater Cleveland Boating Assoc.[/td][td]N10, N11,[/td][td]Gutter Helmet by Lednor Home Solutions[/td][td]610[/td][td]H2O Tactical[/td][td]265[/td][td]Hammertime Lures[/td][td]300[/td][td]Happy Days Boating Co,[/td][td]754[/td][td]Highlander Class International Asoc.[/td][td]160[/td][td]Home Genius Exteriors[/td][td]615[/td][td]Honeys Babies Candles[/td][td]603[/td][td]Hoty Marine Group[/td][td]659, 660[/td][td]Howard Hanna - Ken Spero[/td][td]P17[/td][td]Huron Lagoons[/td][td]250[/td][td]Infinity from Marvin Windows & Doors[/td][td]612[/td][td]Instant Shine[/td][td]367, 505,[/td][td]Inter Lake Yachting Association[/td][td]267[/td][td]Intercity Yacht Club[/td][td]561[/td][td]J & J Sales[/td][td]110[/td][td]Jefferson Beach Yacht Sales[/td][td]P3, P5, P7,[/td][td]Johnny K's Powersports[/td][td]454[/td][td]Joyce Factory Direct LLC[/td][td]212[/td][td]Kasota Sports[/td][td]519[/td][td]Kidron Construction, LLC[/td][td]313[/td][td]Kitchen Saver[/td][td]616[/td][td]Lake Erie Crushers[/td][td]604[/td][td]Lake Erie Foundation[/td][td]P14[/td][td]Lake Erie Golf Cars[/td][td]406[/td][td]Leaf Guard Cleveland[/td][td]205[/td][td]LeafFilter North, Inc.[/td][td]502[/td][td]LEWT/Walleye Fall Brawl[/td][td]402[/td][td]Linda's Bee Farm[/td][td]259[/td][td]Loftus Co[/td][td]256[/td][td]Lyman Boat Owners Association[/td][td]726[/td][td]Magic Bath USA[/td][td]204[/td][td]Manitowoc Marina[/td][td]1054[/td][td]MapCuts[/td][td]251[/td][td]Marblehead Estates and Yacht Club[/td][td]565,[/td][td]Marine Detail Supply Co.[/td][td]309[/td][td]Marine Tech Concepts[/td][td]457[/td][td]Mentor Harbor Yachting Club[/td][td]658[/td][td]Metal Craft Docks[/td][td]515[/td][td]Middle Bass Island Yacht Club[/td][td]654[/td][td]Midway Marina[/td][td]566[/td][td]Mission Outdoor[/td][td]258[/td][td]North Coast Prop Tech[/td][td]655[/td][td]North Coast Sailing Singles[/td][td]366[/td][td]Northern Territory Lighting[/td][td]315[/td][td]Nothing Bundt Cakes Strongsville[/td][td]260[/td][td]NRG Home[/td][td]314[/td][td]ODNR Division of Wildlife[/td][td]408[/td][td]ODNR, Division Of Parks & Watercraft[/td][td]302[/td][td]Ohio Clean Marinas[/td][td]P12[/td][td]Ohio Lake Erie Commission[/td][td]P16[/td][td]Ohio Naval Militia (State of Ohio)[/td][td]N7[/td][td]Ohio State Waterproofing[/td][td]501[/td][td]One Eyed Graphics[/td][td]303[/td][td]Otero Signature Homes[/td][td]P10[/td][td]PA Wake and Skate LLC[/td][td]471[/td][td]Paddle North[/td][td]550[/td][td]Parma Marine[/td][td]150[/td][td]Pella Windows & Doors[/td][td]618[/td][td]Pier 53 Marine[/td][td]460[/td][td]Pipe Creek Enterprises[/td][td]458[/td][td]Plasteak Inc.[/td][td]558, 559, 560,[/td][td]Polaris Travel Experts[/td][td]360[/td][td]Power Play Yacht Charters[/td][td]602[/td][td]Put-In-Bay Chamber of Commerce[/td][td]P24[/td][td]Ravenna Marine Inc.[/td][td]441[/td][td]RCR Yachts Inc.[/td][td]1060[/td][td]Recker Team I Howard Hanna[/td][td]853[/td][td]Reed Yacht Sales[/td][td]462[/td][td]Renewal By Andersen[/td][td]500[/td][td]Riverfront Marine Sales and Service[/td][td]1056, P9[/td][td]Roaming Rock Marina[/td][td]154[/td][td]Roof Maxx of Cleveland[/td][td]506[/td][td]Safe Harbor Lakefront[/td][td]557[/td][td]Sandusky Area Maritime Association[/td][td]P4[/td][td]Sandusky Yacht Club[/td][td]P15[/td][td]Sea Foam Sales Co.[/td][td]214[/td][td]Share the River[/td][td]K3[/td][td]Ship Shape Marine[/td][td]564[/td][td]Shoreline Contractors, Inc.[/td][td]263[/td][td]Smokin Oak[/td][td]552[/td][td]South Shore Marine[/td][td]756[/td][td]Storage Stache[/td][td]551[/td][td]Summer Accents by Water Canopy LLC[/td][td]254, 255[/td][td]Sun Sport Marine Inc[/td][td]1062[/td][td]Sun Stoppers of Put-In-Bay[/td][td]P23[/td][td]SunCap USA[/td][td]359[/td][td]Sunchill LLC[/td][td]651, 652,[/td][td]Sure Shine Marine Detailing LLC[/td][td]356, 357,[/td][td]The Boardwalk[/td][td]762[/td][td]The Chippewa Lake Water Ski Show Team[/td][td]605[/td][td]The Crew's Nest[/td][td]P22[/td][td]The Foundry Community Rowing & Sailing Center[/td][td]364[/td][td]The Good Life Travel Company[/td][td]563[/td][td]The Goose Doctors LLC[/td][td]510[/td][td]The Pets Table[/td][td]601[/td][td]The WaterWood Resort Howard Hanna[/td][td]562[/td][td]Tracker Boats[/td][td]410[/td][td]True North Yacht Sales & Service[/td][td]1050, 850, 851, 746[/td][td]Under The Sun[/td][td]252, 253,[/td][td]Universal Windows Direct[/td][td]503, 504,[/td][td]US Coast Guard Aux. Div. 7 (09ER)[/td][td]N4, N5, N6[/td][td]US Power Squadrons[/td][td]N1, N2, N3,[/td][td]Vepo Marine Flooring[/td][td]518[/td][td]Vermilion Marina[/td][td]472[/td][td]Versa-Flex[/td][td]512[/td][td]Vic's Sport Center, Inc.[/td][td]440[/td][td]Walleyes for Wounded Heroes[/td][td]310[/td][td]Wavy Flag LLC[/td][td]262[/td][td]Waypoint Marine Sales[/td][td]663[/td][td]WeatherSeal Home Services, Inc.[/td][td]203[/td][td]Window Nation, LLC[/td][td]202[/td][td]Yachts 360/Sima Marine[/td][td]554, 555,[/td][td]Yamaha[/td][td]464[/td]
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So True. I do not see how anyone can afford the new offerings out there today.I'm a window shopper, I'm just there for the sunshine atmosphere
The problem is that the boats you and I like and can afford, they don't make them anymore.
Well I made it to the Cleveland show. You name it and someone was selling it. Maybe because I was just looking for something to fill up a winter's day, to me it felt more like a flea market. Lots of food and drink vendors. I guess my main interest was to look at some Chaps. I walked the whole show, did find the Robalo display of 2-3 boats, and no sales rep to see if they might know were the Chap display might be. Finally I asked one of the vendors if they knew if Chap had a display, they said yes and pointed out the area that they were in. If they had not pointed out the area, I never would have found them. As I walked down the aisle to the area, there was a display of pontoon boats that hid the 2 Chaps that were stuck up bow against the wall. 2 bowriders a 23' and a 21' and no info about what model they were, not even prices. I think they were more interested in selling their pontoon boats. I think the only WOW factor was this 38' Boston Whaler Realm with four 425 hp white Mercury motors on the back. The paperwork said that you would save roughly $160,000 if you bought it at the show for $1,307,876. And that was not a positive WOW. Figuring in my age and the number of years that I have had the pleasure of owning a boat along with growing up around the water that, that fire is slowly burning out. I cannot see how the average Joe can afford to own a boat today. Not only to buy it, but to maintain it too.
It is beyond being (so sad), that the average person cannot afford a pleasure item, without having to sacrifice something else.
The balance is gone.
I know that everyone there took home with them positive things about the show, I did also.
I guess for me, I remember what was, not what is.
Sorry for rattling on.
It is beyond being (so sad), that the average person cannot afford a pleasure item, without having to sacrifice something else.
The balance is gone.
I know that everyone there took home with them positive things about the show, I did also.
I guess for me, I remember what was, not what is.
Sorry for rattling on.
Thanks for the review Denny. That place is so so big I can understand why the Chap's were hard to locate. Sad they way they display them but I suppose they know what sells. And currently that is pontoons. Sad but true.
Boat prices have been what I'd call crazy for a while not but they are getting to astronomical crazy. No clue how a middle income family could ever consider getting a new boat. Or even a nearly new boat. So sad. I'm glad my boat shopping days are over. I have one I like and I'll stick with it till I no longer can boat.
Boat prices have been what I'd call crazy for a while not but they are getting to astronomical crazy. No clue how a middle income family could ever consider getting a new boat. Or even a nearly new boat. So sad. I'm glad my boat shopping days are over. I have one I like and I'll stick with it till I no longer can boat.
Yes it is avery large structure, but the show only takes up avery small portion of it, mabe 1/4. I was probably 50' from them and could not see them. It was like they were stuck back in a closet somewhere. I feel sorry for the vendors for what they have to spend to show their merchandize. The cost of transport, and the amount of space they need, everybody has their hand out. Doc, you and I have come from an erra that has long since gone.
The cost to get into the show or the price of the boats?
The vendors cost, for their needs and space needed for their product. From people that I have talked with, you are not even allowed to plug in your own power cords, they will do it for you. I was told by a vender that they plugged in their power cord and one of the workers came by and unplugged it and said that he would be back to plug it in.
2 ways to look at it: 1 safety or 2 someone just flexing their authority.
Sounds like UNION to me.
SST
Well-known member
Long ago in my airline industry employment, my experience with unions is all negative. I really miss being around airplanes, but I do not miss the people I worked with except for a select few. At my current marina, I'm not allowed to anchor my dock box. The workers will do it. One day after a strong windstorm, I saw my box at a 45 degree angle to the dock. I opened the box and found out the worker moron only used 1 screw to anchor the box instead of two.
Now we have unions pushing for $30/hr to pour your coffee and then want a tip. Can't imagine why our businesses went to China.
Now we have unions pushing for $30/hr to pour your coffee and then want a tip. Can't imagine why our businesses went to China.
The balancing scale between wages and the cost of living has become so far out of whack over the years. Maybe someday there may be light at the end of the tunnel, but right now I think it is another freight train coming.
Ok, I understand that times are not what they were 60 years ago, but there was balance.
When I first started my family I brought home $125 a week, owned 2 cars (used) and a16' boat. Rented a $50 a month apartment. Our first child was
$300 hospital, $115 doctor.
A lady that I know, roughly 20 years ago was having trouble getting pregnant, so she took fertilisation.
They had four babies. Just the hospital bill, 4 million.
So much for the boat show.
Ok, I understand that times are not what they were 60 years ago, but there was balance.
When I first started my family I brought home $125 a week, owned 2 cars (used) and a16' boat. Rented a $50 a month apartment. Our first child was
$300 hospital, $115 doctor.
A lady that I know, roughly 20 years ago was having trouble getting pregnant, so she took fertilisation.
They had four babies. Just the hospital bill, 4 million.
So much for the boat show.
SST
Well-known member
What really annoys me with everybody clamoring for a "living wage," is that they expect a significant increase in pay so they can afford to make purchases that were out of reach. I get that everybody wants a raise......BUT......Every time you raise the wage/salary, you have to get the money from somewhere and that usually means raising the cost of the product that you're selling. So, what was $5 is now $10 and it is still out of their reach. They are not solving the problem; they are creating it.
What's also interesting is that these people behind the fast-food counters, expecting a tip, don't even come minutely close as to how hard workers of the past worked let alone how much they made. Bethlehem Steel [Lackawanna Steel] for example. $7/hr was considered pretty good at one point. Can you imagine these spoiled brats working a coke plant?
What's also interesting is that these people behind the fast-food counters, expecting a tip, don't even come minutely close as to how hard workers of the past worked let alone how much they made. Bethlehem Steel [Lackawanna Steel] for example. $7/hr was considered pretty good at one point. Can you imagine these spoiled brats working a coke plant?
Found out why the Detroit Boat Show has moved to Novi.
The 2026 Detroit Boat Show is moving to the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi to avoid a scheduling conflict with the North American International Auto Show and Super Bowl Sunday at Huntington Place in Detroit. This move ensures the show maintains its required two-weekend-day format for maximum attendance.
The 2026 Detroit Boat Show is moving to the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi to avoid a scheduling conflict with the North American International Auto Show and Super Bowl Sunday at Huntington Place in Detroit. This move ensures the show maintains its required two-weekend-day format for maximum attendance.
SST
Well-known member
I just took a peek and the Buffalo show is February 19th [free admission]. I'll stop by and take a peek. Sad though....no more Sig 270's.
The first one I saw was at the Toronto boat show many years ago tucked around the corner. Fell for it "Hook, Line and Sinker!" My wallet didn't though. I had considered going this month but with the political atmosphere, I stayed home.
The first one I saw was at the Toronto boat show many years ago tucked around the corner. Fell for it "Hook, Line and Sinker!" My wallet didn't though. I had considered going this month but with the political atmosphere, I stayed home.